Church of England

I somehow think that God, whatever and whoever God is, would have liked the bareness of the service that evening -- just 10 people feeling their way through a kind of service with battered old hymn books and a CD player.

If Rowan Williams could not convince followers of Christ to love each other, I cannot conceive of anyone -- or anything -- that will.

By Al Webb Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) New laws that allow same-sex civil unions to be performed on religious premises took effect in Engl...

"The events of the last couple of weeks," said the Archbishop of Canterbury, "have shown very clearly how decisions made in good faith by good people under unusual pressure can have utterly unforeseen and unwelcome consequences."

By Trevor Grundy c. 2011 Religion News Service CANTERBURY, England (RNS/ENInews) The Church of England said it may sell its $6 million share in Ne...

Over two centuries ago, a revolution gave birth to a new nation and a new Church. But independence does not have to result in isolationism or ingratitude. Instead, we must find new ways to connect with and learn from one another.

The Church of England will not refuse a promotion to the rank of bishop on the basis of sexual orientation as long as the candidate maintains celibacy...

By Trevor Grundy c. 2011 Religion News Service CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Nearly a millennium ago, four unruly knights crossed the English Channel ...

Two major media events splashed across the screens of the world -- the royal wedding and John Paul II's beatification -- that showed vividly the similarities and differences between the churches.

By Trevor Grundy Religion News Service CANTERBURY, ENGLAND (RNS/ENInews) In a challenge to conventional wisdom that church attendance is plummeting a...

By Trevor Grundy Religion News Service CANTERBURY, England (RNS) When Prince William and Kate Middleton walk down the aisle at Westminster Abbey o...

LONDON -- Kate Middleton has been confirmed as a member of the Church of England as she prepares to marry Prince William. St. James's Palace acknowle...

The Church of England has published a special prayer in anticipation of the wedding of Prince William to his fiancee, Kate Middleton. The prayer is...

By Al Webb Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) A Church of England vicar has been arrested in Britain's second major police investigation in as many y...

LONDON — About 900 members of the Church of England have taken the first step toward becoming Catholics, the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wa...

Underhill emphasized that mysticism was not just for the religious elite, but for anyone who truly sought to live a transcendent life that unites the present moment with the glory of eternity.

By Al Webb Religion News Service LONDON -- Former Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey has slammed attempts to "air-brush" Christianity out...

By Al Webb Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) The Church of England, defying opposition from its traditionalist wing, has given its support to a g...

By Al Webb Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) Five bishops have decided to leave the Church of England and join the Roman Catholic Church under the...

By Al Webb Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) A leading bishop in the Church of England has triggered fury in British religious circles by likenin...